1. Barbara Blummer & Jeffrey Kenton Information Fluency Conference, 2013 March 13, 2013

2.  Introduction  Methodology  Impetus  Early efforts  Various approaches  Commonalities  Audience input

3.  Source: Panyd at en.wikipediaPanyden.wikipedia

6.  Contemporary skills  Foundational concepts  Intellectual capabilities

7.  INFORMATION FLUENCY AND INFORMATION TRAINING FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/if/if_definition.html

8.  Created guidelines for each category in FITness Computer-specific skills, Fundamental computing concepts, General intellectual capabilities  Three models: general fluency course for non- majors, multidisciplinary course among academic departments, and single-discipline course for specific majors

9.  Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) “The QEP describes a carefully designed and focused course of action that addresses a well- defined topic or issue(s) related to enhancing student learning.”(SACS COC, 2012)  Student learning outcomes

10.  Faculty workshop  Single class  Program level  Integration across curriculum

12.  Collaboration  Guiding forces  Pedagogy  Technologies  Course assignments  Assessments  Lessons learned & future plans

13.  Administrative support  Librarian led initiatives  Faculty-librarian partnerships

14.  Source: PictofigoPictofigo

15.  Goals  Objectives  Standards  Other Source: Jburdick1 Jburdick1

16.  Learning goals  Active learning  Several approaches

17.  Technologies

18.  Promoted information fluency skills  Enhanced presentation skills  Fostered collaboration  Encouraged independent learning

19.  Tutorials  Varied systems  Enhance communication  Learning management systems

20.  Pre-test & posttest  Multiple measures  Other assessment measures  Ongoing assessment of students’ learning outcomes  Solicitation of student feedback on course

21.  Emphasis on students’ skill development  Changes in course delivery and assessment  Future plans

22.  Thank you!  bablumm@super.org bablumm@super.org Attribution: Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F079064-0006 / CC-BY-SA

23.  Definition of information fluency ?  Instructional efforts at your institutions  Information literacy initiatives that contain information fluency components